Rate My Professor Jacqui Moate

Jacqui Moate is a Senior Administrator in the Student Experience department within the Academic Division at the University of Otago in Dunedin. This department oversees critical student support functions, including Student Administration, which handles admissions, examinations, academic records, scholarships, and academic integrity. The team operates from the St David II Building at 75 St David Street, Dunedin 9016, ensuring smooth administrative processes for students across various programs. Moate's role contributes to these essential operations, supporting the university's commitment to effective student services.

Moate holds advanced qualifications in Classics from the University of Otago. She earned a BA with Honours in 2019, completing a thesis titled 'Homer and the Presocratics on the soul' under the supervision of Sean McConnell. She subsequently obtained an MA in Classics with a thesis entitled 'Alleviating Death Anxiety in Epicureanism', also supervised by McConnell. Her academic work delves into ancient philosophical and literary traditions, examining concepts of the soul in Homeric epics alongside Presocratic ideas and Epicurean perspectives on mortality. Moate has actively participated in scholarly events, presenting 'Built for the Kill? Comparing Modern Cases of the Effects of War on Soldiers to Recorded Events within Classical Literature' at the Amphorae XIV conference in 2020. She co-organized Amphorae XV at the University of Otago and moderated sessions at the Australasian Society for Classical Studies (ASCS) 42 conference. These contributions reflect her engagement with classical studies.